Hi All

I think this is a great thread because what it has shown is how folkmusic many years ago blended and crossed cultures just as it does now. once more it shows that if it had not done this songs would have been lost. If some of these songs were not sung by people from different countrys they would have cesed to exist.

It must also be said that although songs start in one country there is no reason why they cannot be sung in another and enter that countrys tradition. That is folkmusic, this has reached a new level with the invention of Airoplanes, CD's, MP3's, mudcat etc.. It is far easier to get tunes and songs from other countrys, and it is this apporoach that I openly take towards my music. I don't play Irish, I don't play English, I don't play scandinavian, I don't play Spanish but I do play Good tunes from anywhere. If I think it is a good tune I will play it. The result, a new folkmusic.

Cheers, Sam